Comments on: Iraqis Burned Alive In Revenge Attacks

Mosques And Homes Burned, Unknown Number Killed Following Massive Attack On Shiite Slum

[macusweil]

We are so screwed.. Bush and his cronies got us into this war and now they have no idea how to win or how to get out. Now is a good time to by stock in body bags.

[wadyaknow]

Unfortunately there are a lot of bad strong-arm dictators in the world and they rule certain places for a reason. That is why Saddam was in power. The people of this artificially-made country could not live with each other and this wa an interim step, to keep the peace and even prosper, which would have evolved into somthing possibly democratic if we had just left him alone WITH the restrictions we had already placed on him. This moronic administration still doesn't get it.

[kwch]

Well, it certainly is nice to read that everybody in Iraq is getting along so well. It's so exciting to watch democracy blossom in that country. I'm so thankful to have a leader like Bush with such vision!

webdepot I said the same thing a few days ago about pulling out and watch from the borders, its the only option left

[old300d]

So now we call them militiamen instead of terrorists ? Why don't they call them what they really are and quit making deals with them ?

[webdepot]

Sorry... but these people don't deserve to live in an open and free society... they fully deserve to be crushed under the heavy boot of some dictator... that seems to be the ONLY thing that keeps them in check.. A more sorry excuse for human beings I have never witnessed.

I would fully be in favor of deploying all our troops to the borders to keep outside influence at bay, and let those in the interior have at each other for six to eight months.. then we can work with whoever is left to rebuild Iraq.. One thing for sure... a hell of a lot less infrastructure will be needed to house the diminished population.

[themooniac]

They should have taken out Al-sadr at the beggining of the war when they had the chance. Packed his raggedy a** up and sent him to Gitmo with all the other losers. But, no, Bush had to pussyfoot around and play the politicly correct war. And now everyone pays for it. Remember when they would'nt fire into Mosques, even if they were receiving fire from them at the begining of the war?

[marcodele]

These religious factions have been slaughtering each other for over two centuries. What made Bush think being born a Bush could change that?
And why did so many Americans applaud while others people children went off to this war?
I hope at least one person in the U.S. has learned to question whatever a politician tells you - regardless of their political party or what Rush Limbaugh tells you you should think.

[bob_burd]

Israel has the right idea and only solution - targeted air attacks and missile strikes on the leaders of terrorist organizations. Hit them in their cars, in their homes or on the streets. If their families are with them, then that's just too bad.

al-Sadr should be at the top of the list.

Selah

[bob_burd]

The Shiite demagogue Muqtada al-Sadr is responsible for countless deaths. Even al-Maliki, the Head of State, owes his job to him and has to answer to him. What kind of political system is that? Small wonder Shiite death sqads have have free run, making even al-Qaeda a small potatoes outfit in comparison. Bin Laden and al-Zarqawi are the Little League of terrorism compared to the leaders of the Sunni and Shiite factions.

al-Sadr has the gall to blame the recent tragedy on US forces for "not providing enough security". What a joke - he cries when the US sets up checkpoints, and then he commands al-Maliki to have them dismantled, which the puppet leader of Iraq complies with obediently.

I think his Mahdi Army, which is a heavily armed cadre of godless killers, has more than enough power to "provide security", Iraqi-style. This putrid, contemptible "cleric" should be taken out, if it's the last thing the US does there - and the sooner the better.

A tribal, ignorant nation of backward, 13th century pawns, Iraq will never be ready for democracy, and their perverted and twisted religion with its culture of endless revenge is guaranteed to keep them in the Dark Ages forever.

I admire what the US tried to accomplish for the people of Iraq, but no amount of help, cash or attempts at security will help people who just want to kill each other in the name of religion.

Blame Mohammed.

Selah

You rarely ever hear any of these Iraqi's etc being prosecuted for their crimes, of course I understand its hard to bring someone into court after they have blown themselves up

[themooniac]

How many deaths in this war to you think Muqtada Al-Sadr carries responsiblity for?? These people, Islamists, will never stop killing each other. Imagine how many will die when they get the bomb. What morons...they get no sympathy here.

[tank611]

Over a year ago Human Rights Watch was one of the first to acknowledge the insurgents were commiting WAR CRIMES and CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY:

10/3/05

A leading international human rights group has accused Iraq's insurgent groups of committing war crimes.

New York-based Human Rights Watch said rebels were breaking the laws of war by deliberately targeting civilians.

The group dismissed the insurgents' rationale for attacks on civilians.

The groups say that some civilians are legitimate targets because of their support for US-led forces operating in the country.

"There are no justifications for targeting civilians, in Iraq or anywhere else. Armed groups as well as governments must respect the laws of war," said Human Rights Watch Middle East director Sarah Whitson.

"It is time for political and religious leaders who support the insurgency to denounce the atrocities in public."

Human Rights Watch identifies al-Qaeda in Iraq, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic Army in Iraq as the groups responsible for the most indiscriminate violence.

The report documents the assassination of government officials and politicians, as well as attacks on civilians at Shia mosques and Christian churches.

It also adds that the attacks on civilians by some groups are so widespread that they may constitute crimes against humanity.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4298198.stm

[cbgb31]

Depressing to sign on and read this story. Where is the Iraqi leadership? Can't anyone step forward and broker peace. They truly seem intent on killing each other, what can we do.

[alphaa10-2009]

Without making too much (or too little) of it, Bush was president of his "Animal House" fraternity at Yale, a frat not noted for its scholarly focus. This educational gift from daddy aside, Bush displayed extraordinary talent early for political graft and corruption, and is guilty of making at least his first million on insider trading with stocks he owned at the time from Harkin Energy. By selling the stocks on a tip from one of his "friends" just weeks before Harkin tanked, Bush effectively lied about their value to the buyer.

This was the first reward of many Bush experienced for becoming an accomplished con-man and prevaricator. As Prevaricator in Chief, Bush continues his criminal career in Iraq, which some suspect echoes his father's criminal involvement with Iran-Contra, a similarly scandalous enterprise also involving defiance of US law and the US Congress.

[alphaa10-2009]

The Bush regime is a criminal act in progress. Bush and Cheney and co-conspirators sought objectives in Iraq which had nothing whatever to do with national security or al Qaeda. To conceal their designs, Bush, Cheney, et al lied to the American people in congress assembled, and to this day continue to lie about the reasons and justification for the American presence in Iraq.

The ten secret, multibillion-dollar military bases Halliburton builds are intended to provide American control of Iraqi oil for decades to come, and a power projection base for further American military intervention in the region. The billion-dollar American embassy bunker in the heart of Baghdad has essentially the same purpose.

The brazen criminal act of Bush and his co-conspirators goes down in history as the worst and most costly political scandal in American history, a black mark of shame on all who supported and endorsed Bush and his party. We who witness the suffering of American soldiers, their families and Iraqi civilians must do all in our power to end this criminal administration. Lies created Iraq, but more lies will not prevent disaster of major proportions.

[alphaa10-2009]

mreldude said, "yeah in other words, ******** about it on the internet is not going to help.."
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The internet is now a political venue of its own, and both major and minor political parties use, or hope to use, its power. That is why the issue of "net neutrality"-- soon to be decided in congress-- is so important.

[alphaa10-2009]

The Net is Worthless?-- 2
The net is for everybody and his or her opinion. Whereas only five years ago, only a newspaper or TV chain tycoon could publish opinion, now the world blossoms with what resembles a town meeting, or more likely a massive convention. Instead of one voice at a time ("I paid for this microphone" protested Reagan at an event when other voices tried to be heard.), there are an infinite (OK, bandwidth is not infinite) number of points of view.

If the internet were not important, repressive regimes from Russia to the PRC would not work overtime to silence websites built by pro-democracy groups. And if the net were not important, the PRC would not have paid Cisco, Yahoo, Google and Microsoft for the equipment and information to silence these Chinese patriots.

[alphaa10-2009]

The Net is Worthless?-- 3
If the net were not important, why do you post here, unless to make an important point? Likely, you are typical of the web user who gets his news from the web (I carelessly use "web" and "internet" as the synonyms they are not, quite). And you get the depth of print and photos/video from multiple sources, about 12 hours ahead of the evening news, and maybe five or six hours ahead of radio spot news.

So, as you say, "*** on"-- someone, at least, is paying attention.

[bushrocks1]

Would I send my son to this war? You might ask would I send him to WW II? Or Vietnam? Maybe you would distinguish those conflicts and whether you would send your son to fight in them. But that question is misdirected in a very important way: I can't command my son to go to war. He has to make that choice. So the better question would be: would I volunteer to fight in Iraq, WW II, Vietnam? Would I volunteer to fight in any war? Respond if drafted? I don%u2019t know. I'm not equivocating, only addressing that it is a hypothetical. As a hypothetical, I can say, sure I'd fight. But I have nightmares of battle (from my past life as a Jacobite). So how do I feel toward those who do volunteer? Impressed and maturely knowing that many things go into their decision. But I do strongly believe that a country who can't find those men is doomed. The fact that we can find them is one reason why I say there is no failure in Iraq. Objectively, I also believe it for other reasons. An attempt to establish democracy in the Middle East is a bold, brilliant, noble effort, facing a high chance of failure. That's why I greatly respect and admire those who have made the attempt--the Bush administration. They have been resolute, something I have not seen in my lifetime. They may not succeed, for reasons outside their control or fault: traitors on the home front, being a big one. But now those traitors have apparently occupied the high ground. Yet... we're still in Iraq. Why?... I'm waiting.